KATHMANDU: Madan Puraskar Guthi on Sunday decided to honour historian Yogesh Raj's 'Ranahar' with Nepal's most prestigious literary award.

The book is a fictionalised account based on a historic portrayal of Bhaktapur's last Malla King, Ranajeet.

Also, the Guthi decided to honour Bairagi Kainla with this year's Jagadamba-Shree award, according to the Guthi's chair Kunda Dixit.

Dixit made the announcement on Twitter.

आज बसेको मदन पुरस्कार गुठीको साधारण सभाले यस बर्षको जगदम्बा-श्री बैरागी काइँलाज्यूलाई तथा मदन पुरस्कार 'रणहार' पुस्तकका लागि योगेश राजलाई अर्पण गर्ने निर्णय गर्‍यो। @MadanPuraskar pic.twitter.com/LSazZvXBfA

— Kunda Dixit (@kundadixit) August 18, 2019